Q2)The writer presents Rosabel’s bus journey as being one of discomfort in which she is

desperate to escape from. The use of the oxymoron “ sickening smell of warm humanity”
suggests that something which is supposed to be comforting and welcoming is now like a
disease which makes her feel unwell and makes her feel driven to get away from it. The
adjective “sickening” on one hand creates the idea that she physically feels sick as she is
overwhelmed by the amount of people, perhaps reflecting her anxiety and it could also
highlight the putrid smell which she is being overloaded with as “warm humanity “ could be
a metaphor for the sweat of the many people on the bus. However, on the other hand it
creates an image of repulsion as she feels a strong sense of disgust by the people perhaps
suggesting that her bus journey was mentally draining due to the unpleasant nature of it.
Furthermore, the writer describes this “warm smell” as “oozing” out of people which
further adds to this sense of disgust as this adjective reminds us of pus oozing out of the
skin like a deadly skin disease which will ruin someone’s face or body which is ultimately
something repulsive and unwanted reflecting how she also feels as though she is going
through something terrible which she is desperate to escape from. The bus journey seem
sto be attacking her brain as her brain is presenting her with these strong images and
feelings which reflects the sense of entrapment she is feeling on the bus.

The writer further employs strong imagery through “horribly wet” and “black greasy mud”
which invites us to imagine the intensity of the journey as this sensory imagery creates the
idea that her body is completely covered in terrible things which she is stuck with for the
whole bus journey. The sensory adjective of “greasy” evokes an image of stickiness
reflecting the idea that she is ultimately stuck with something that is hard to rid of which
strongly conveys the idea that feels suffocated in this place. The colour imagery of “black”
highlights the dullness and sinister environment of the place, highlighting that the bus
journey creates a feeling of place perhaps quite a dark and depressing place when
compared to the “Light striking” out of the jewelers' shop”, this light imagery strongly
contrasts with the dark imagery employed by the writer in the bus which suggests that the
jeweler's shop seems heavenly compared to the seemingly devilish nature of this bus.

Q3) At the beginning, the writer begins in media res and immediately describes the
activities of Rosabel “ bought a bunch violets” without setting the exposition first. This
creates a tantalizing effect as we question where Rosabel us and what her life is like but
when we learn yjay “she had so little tea” we understand that she leads a poor quality of
life and therefore we feel a sense of sympathy. However, the writer’s use of limited
description quickens the pace of the story as we are tantalized with new information
rapidly which creates a sense of curiosity as although we know that she had little tea this is
juxtaposed with the idea that she bought a bunch of violets which creates a contrasting
image of richeness and poverty and we wonder why she would spend so much moeny on
violet rather than food to nourish herself.

AS the text develops, the focus shifts as the writer uses flasback to tantalize us with “all
that had happened during the day”. The writer introduces a secondary character of a “girl
beautiful red hair” to contrast with the terrible conditions of Rosabel who’s feet were
“horribly wet” to highlightthe huge difference between their lives which makes us feel even
more sympathetic for Rosabel as we feel that she is robbedfrom the same beautiful
liefstyle of thegirl who rode the carriage. However, the writer creates a sense of ambiguity
by not giving the “the girl” a name, perhaps to highlight thta this girl was one of the many
girls that Rosabel saw during her work which gives the story a tone of despair and sadness
which contrasts with the atmosphere in which rosable is surrounded with.

Towards the end of the extract, the writer uses dialogue to quicken the pace but also to
allow us as readers to experience firsthand the action. This is illustrated in lines 38 to 45 in
“ Oh Harry isn’t it adorable” and then it suits you beautifully” to rosabel which helps as
readers feel the tense atmosphere as we know that Rosable can’t affor dthe hat which
ultimately feels us with wirry worry that rosabel will form a strong connection with a hat
that she cannot buy. Howver , along with the dialogue the writer implements a short
paragreaph with a shirt sentence “ A sudden feeling of anger had seized rosabel” in order
to shock us as readers with rosabel stong emotions which futher heightens the tension
between them as their stark differences ultimately are so strong with the girl that can buy
anything and rosable who stongly desires the hat which she cannot buy.

Q4) I mostly agree with the statement as the writer effectively highlights the power
imbalance between Rosabel and the red-haired girl. .This is illustrated throughout the
paragraph on lines 19-23 which express the many advantages and luxuries the girl has. The
luxuries that she has begin with her outward appearance as she's described as having
'eyes the colour of that green ribbon shot with gold' which creates a majestic image. The
colour imagery of 'green' and 'gold' blend together to create an intriguing image of her eyes
which highlights that it is unique and inviting to look at which emphasises the idea that
she's an attractive woman. Also, the adjective ' green' symbolises luck which highlights
that this girl is simply blessed in life and is welcomed with riches in her life. This is reflected
in the adjective 'gold' which has connotations of richness and divineness which perhaps
suggests that it is her mystical and precious outward appearance which allows her to
succeed so well in life which is highlighted in the idea that she has a'young man' who is so
'well dressed'. These two positive images create an idea of success which allows us to
zoom into this man through the idea that he is well dressed which is synonymous with
wealth and affluence highlighting that perhaps the girl is very advantageous as she has
such a lovely, well-bred man. However, there's a huge power imbalance which is
illustrated through the verbs 'took the pins out' and 'gave her a mirror', both 'took ' and
'gave' seem to be quite active and not relaxed highlighting that when she was around the
man and girl she had to constantly impress them and and keep them happy which
illustrates their two very different circumstances, whilst the girl lived a lavish life Rosabel
was more like a servant which emphasises that Rosabel is right to be angry as the girl is
clearly extremely advantaged when compared to Rosabel.

Furthermore, the writer continues to effectively portray the idea tht the red-haired girl is
more advantaged throughout he way in which she treats Rosabel. This is illustrated in the
short sentence 'it suits you, beautifully' which creates an image of kindness and a sense
that the girl is not dismissive of Rosabel and uses a precious adverb ' beautifully' which
would serve to make Rosabel feel special. However, this is juxtaposed with ' I must have
that' which creates a sense of urgency and violence through the imperative verb ' must'
which creates the idea that she has no sympathy for Rosabel even though she clearly loves
the hat as well. This highlights how the girl uses her power to get what she wants and
Rosabel doesn't have this power so Rosabel definitely has the right to be angry.

However, I partially disagree with this statement as although it appears that the girl has a
lot of advantages in reality these advantages these advantages only come from the man
who she's with who ultimately controls her, so Rosabel shouldn't be jealous as her lavish
advantages come at a cost. This is illustrated in her questioning to her man ' What is it
exactly that I want?' which creates a tone of dependence and creates an atmosphere of
sadness as it suggests that he is her voice, ultimately she has no voice and is overpowered
by the dominant force of the man which creates that the idea that she is like an infant who
has no mind of her own. Ultimately, he decides what she wants and even uses the
imperative verb 'must' to command to her what she must have creating an image of
despair as her advantages seem dull when looked at through this lens highlighting that
Rosabel shouldn't really be angry as these advantages aren't perfect.